The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-01-21
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WAsxrraros. Dec. aisl. lasa

= OF Senator Logan were taken thlths
:. to lie In state, aud to-day the senaG
y Chamber was the scene OF hIs impol
= Inc obsequles. Almost everybod
prominent Ia oficial and social cir
cles here was present, and q Ionl
. procession OF citizens, civic and mill.
itary organizations In charge OF Gen
= eral Shendan followed the deceased
o Senator TO Rock Greek cemetery.
= For twenty.iour hours preceding
. the funeral the Senator's remains re-
posed on an historic bier 10 the TO
tunda Of the Capitol and the public
> passed through to view them. The
J bier was the same on which rested
! the bodies OF President Lincoln, Chief
Justice Chase, PRESIDENT Garfield and
Thaddeus Stevens.
There has been a great deal OF talk
among Illinois Oengressmen Ia re-
gard to the political effect OF General
Lsogan's death. Said Representative
Townsend, "Is will do more to throw
the State Into the consrol OF the
Democracy than any other event I
can conceive Of" The late Senator
has been able 10 hold his party to-
gether with more success than any
other man In the State, by reason OF
his popularity among the soldier eIs.
ment and with the masses OF the peo.
pie. Now that the Republicans are
Without strong leader In Illinois,
the Democrats have an excellent
chance Of carrying the State at the
next election. As 10 the Senator'S
successor In the Senate, the two most
prominent aspIrants are Gov. Ogles-
by and ex-Congressman RarweIl Of
Chicago.
It is singular coIncidsncs that
both Of the candidates for vlce.PsesI-
dent in 1884 are dead, and both can
didates Tor President are, at this mo-
ment, suffering from The same maIa- |
dy. Strangely enough too, ln the |
cases Of Messrs. Hendricks and Logan |
the psIl Of mourning fell upon holI.
day festivities 10 their respective
homes.
There Is nothing Ia President
Cleveland's condition 10 arouse an
anxiety on the part Of tho public, but
he Is suffering from another attack OF
One OF his knees Is
again painfully involved, and for the
past week, he has spent most OF his
time between the bed and lounge.
He has been abs,ainIng from aIl un.
reces.ary exertion ia the hope OF be-
Ing able, by such care, 10 be up and
ready TO see the people on New Years
lay. II
The eyes OF the whole country are
'ocused upon tho action OF Congress
1pon the Interstate Commerce bin.
This bin presents a square issue be-. /
ween the millions OF producers and /
consumers on the one side and the /
Treedy railroad cormorants on the
'lher. II Is not proposed Ia this bin q
o forbid the railway companies from .
harging more per mile for short =
Iaul than for iongoue. People ex.
'ect to buy at wholesale for less than | /
t retail. The long aud short OF the i
ong and short haul provision ls Just
his. No railroad company shall charge ]
nore dollars for carrying . ton OF :
Ieight half the distance between two :
oInts thanis charged for carrying 3
he same ton OF freight tho whole
istanee. As much as $500 a car q
'ad has been charged for freight 10 h
gsvada from the East, when the 1,
eight on the same through to Sac !,
smento from the same point East j
'as only $500. :,
Whether the oppositIon'of the rail- !,
,ads to the Interstate Commerce bin :,
as anything 70 do with the opposl. &
on OF Senators to the Railroad At Ii
'rney bill, Is ore Of the latest con- Il
nndrums at the Capitol 2
It IL easy enough to understand y y
by a member OF Congress who Is In .,
'ceipt OF handsome retaining fees
ON subsidized railroad company !,
'ould be opposed to the Beck bin, !
7, 10 case Of its passage, he would a.
compelled TO resign his seat and i,
tire from legislative life, or else sn a
rminate his professional engage Id
ents with the corporations. The l6
ere fact that Senator or Repre- 20
ntatIve is working to defeat this - -
opposed legislation, creates war sS sS
ntable suspicion that II be Il not
ready 10 the service Of the reads, he i.
poets to be, or Is ut least open to -
Iicitation. Senator Beck Is trying :.
render such scaDdalous imputa- sn
ms upon the good name of the Sen. I0
impossible and to facilitate the ID
ogress Of wholesome Legislation. 20
There has been good deal Of ex- ao' oS'
session talk In connection With ! az =